The Daily Churn

We Churn. You Believe.

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Casey Mercer

Casey Mercer

Casey Mercer writes about science with a lab notebook’s discipline and a reader’s curiosity. He takes methods sections seriously, asks what the data can’t say, and calls a breakthrough only when something actually breaks through. Expect clear prose, careful caveats, and the occasional deadpan about p‑values that should probably phone a friend.

Articles by Casey Mercer

Astronaut gestures at a floating, sealed sample bag glowing cartoonishly green, while Earth’s curve hangs smugly in the window.

Chinese Space Station Accidentally Invents New Bacteria, Crew Requests Plot Armor

Orbit just got its first startup: an unknown microbe pivoted mid-flight and launched a franchise.

by Casey Mercer

Artist’s impression of Makemake with a faint methane haze, distant sun, and Earthbound telescopes tracing lines toward a tiny red dot.

Dwarf Planet Admits It Has Gas, Scientists Pretend Not To Giggle

Makemake just burped methane across the Kuiper Belt and Earth’s finest straight‑faced adults are trying very hard to call it “data.”

by Casey Mercer